can balljoints on front upper control arms be replaced without buying a new arm? someone told me that they are just held in with a snap ring..is this true? its on a 90 accord

 

Not from Honda... maybe aftermarket. Sounds like someone might have been talking about lower joiints.

 

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...ht=ball+joints
later.

 

they can be replaced, and do come out of the control arms... but I have no idea where you'd find just the ball joints... they're not the same as the lower joints.

 

Just FYI, I received a new set of aftermarket upper balljoints with control arms for my '92. $75 shipped. I think if you are replacing 18 year old ball joints, you could probably use new bushings in the control arms, which you dont want to muck with.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...2723777&rd=1,1

I had previously ordered lower balljoints and plan to to the job tomorrow, I hope to have enough patience to do a DIY.

Spy

 

I've been looking at partsdepot for some time now.

Are they OEM quality?

 

I would say yes, but I havent compared them side by side. They seem very solid and fit perfectly. The top nuts were 18mm instead of factory 17mm, but that didnt matter at all.

C

 

Hey Spyfunkr, thanks for the good words and I'm glad you are satisfied with the control arms.

dleccord, the parts we sell are very good quality compared to some of the parts we have come across. We've had a couple of different brands of these control arms in the past in our store, and some of them haven't been even close to the quality that Spyfunkr and our other eBay customers receive.

The 90-93 Accord upper control arms are one of our popular sellers along with the lower ball joints/tie rods/sway bar link kit we sell.

If any of you are interested in any of our auctions, let me know and I can give you guys some more discounts on our already low prices on eBay.

We currently have 10% on a lot of our listings on eBay, for even more savings.

If you guys want some discounts, you can send me a message on eBay and mention that you saw me here and I will be glad to help you out if possible.

I also ship with FedEx now, so you guys will receive the parts even faster.

Thanks again for the good words and interest guys.

 

hah. just talked to you earlier. ill get back to you on that 96 accord suspension kit.

i kinda want to do the whole thing even though i only need to replace my control arms.

 

How much for a pair of Tokico HP struts for my car?

Thanks